in oakland, the average home selling in 14 days. in saint louis, real estate agent, kate burmeister going door to door. begging families in good neighborhoods to sell. >> here is information about the neighborhood. do you know anybody looking to buy or sell now? >> no. >> reporter: what type of house are people looking for? >> it's not necessarily a style. it is the functionally of the space. usually over 2,000 square feet. three bed rooms, two baths minimum. and then, some form of additional flex space. which is either a basement, could be, could be a loft space, or just a bonus sun room. >> steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> this is truly great news. i mean you talk about consumer confidence and when the economy is really, really going to kick into high gear. people lost money, value in their homes. when they feel their investment they are living in is worth that money that they lost they're going to start spending again. >> yeah, the time that you really start to see if the economy is actually growing or not. this is good news